Sustainability Stories
Redesigning Marine Propellers with the Environment in Mind
Sharrow Marine, headquartered in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, is focused on marine propulsion technology. In 2024, the company’s Sharrow Propeller™...
RE-TREE Creates a Marketplace for Property Owners to...
RE-TREE is a for-profit digital marketplace designed to offer property owners a more responsible alternative to traditional healthy tree removal....
Navigating Sustainability in Commercial EVs
Sustainability is a key focus in transportation, and commercial electric vehicles (EVs) come with their own set of challenges and...
Safe Water Engineering – Tackling Water Safety in...
Southeast Michigan faces significant challenges in water infrastructure and safety, particularly in addressing aging systems, lead contamination, and ensuring equitable...
Beacon Manufacturing – Supporting LEV Innovation at Newlab
Newlab at Michigan Central is home to a new 10,000-square-foot center for manufacturers of light electric vehicles (LEVs) – two-...
Technology-Driven Air Quality Monitoring Gains Traction in Detroit
JustAir, a Detroit-based startup cofounded by Darren Riley leverages data and technology to provide hyperlocal air quality insights, largely in...
Shaping the Future: U-M’s First Vice Provost for...
This month, Shalanda Baker began her role as the University of Michigan’s inaugural Vice Provost for Sustainability and Climate Action....
Ecosphere Organics on Advancing Sustainable Biorefining
Ecosphere Organics, cofounded by Brittanie Dabney, is focused on innovating within the sustainable biorefining industry. By leveraging advanced technologies, including...
Restoring Detroit’s Tree Canopy
Detroit was once known as the “city of trees,” but disease, invasive insects, and budget cuts over time have decimated...
THRIVE Collaborative’s Approach to Sustainable Development
THRIVE Collaborative is an Ann Arbor-based real estate development, design, building, and consulting firm dedicated to creating life-enhancing, grid-interactive buildings...
Tackling Water Infrastructure and Coastal Challenges in Michigan
Ann Arbor-based CIS was founded in 2013 by Corvias, a Rhode Island-based company that provides infrastructure services to the military,...
Scrap Soils: Innovating with a Robotic Food Waste...
Scrap Soils is a Detroit-based nonprofit composting organization, focused on diverting food waste from landfills and transforming it into nutrient-rich...
Redesigning Marine Propellers with…
Sharrow Marine, headquartered in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, is focused…
RE-TREE Creates a Marketplace…
RE-TREE is a for-profit digital marketplace designed to offer property…
Navigating Sustainability in Commercial…
Sustainability is a key focus in transportation, and commercial electric…
Safe Water Engineering –…
Southeast Michigan faces significant challenges in water infrastructure and safety,…
Detroiters Working for Environmental…
SBN Detroit talked to Laprisha Berry Daniels, Executive Director…
Gulay Serhatkulu, Setting the…
SBN Detroit interviews Dr. Gulay Serhatkulu, BASF Senior Vice…